Xfce can't use gradient desktop background

dchmelik · Dec 27, 2024

After I upgraded to XFCE 4.20 on two FreeBSD UNIX 14.2 & Slackware 15 laptops (shared /home) they can no longer have vertical gradient desktop background rather than only showing deselected default image (it's set to 'none' but shows image anyway). Soon I'll also upgrade desktop and see if it happens a third time. When I reboot to Slackware GNU/Linux the gradient replaces the image, and when I reboot to FreeBSD, the image appears again, and I don't save configuration between any the three computers, so it's a XFCE FreeBSD problem.

Erichans · Dec 27, 2024

Might be relevant wich graphics setting you are using (drm-61-kmod?) and which graphics card. But, probably most important, if you are using the 14.2-RELEASE specific kmod -> Possible solution to the drm-kmod kernel mismatch after upgrade from Bapt

dchmelik · Dec 27, 2024

I used default and don't know what they have. They're Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga 20s (FR, UB)

Erichans · Dec 27, 2024

For FreeBSD, try pkg info `pkg info -g 'drm-*-kmod'`
getting-a-14-2-release-specific-drm-61-kmod might also help.

dchmelik · Dec 27, 2024

They don't have drm-*kmod, and I don't believe it's a kernel issue rather than XFCE issue, but I could try later.

olivierd · Dec 27, 2024

There are changes in xfdesktop settings in order to have support of both x11 and wayland.

A possible workaround involves monitoring properties of xfdesktop through xfconf-query.

1. open terminal and launch the following command:

Code:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -m

2. Then open the xfdesktop settings and change values (properties) you want. In the terminal, you will show real properties (screen number, name of monitor and so on).

After that (Ctrl-C to stop monitoring), you can change properties manually via xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/... -s ...

dchmelik · Dec 28, 2024

Didn't happen on Nvidia desktop, just Intel graphics laptops

Code:

[d@microcosmos /usr/home/d]$ xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -m
Start monitoring channel "xfce4-desktop":

set: /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/image-style

The menu and output above claim it does that except doesn't successfully set to 'none' anymore.

olivierd · Dec 28, 2024

Try:

Code:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/image-style -n -s 0

dchmelik · Dec 28, 2024

olivierd said:
xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/image-style -n -s 0

That had no effect, and seems I can't change anything about desktop (though ownership/permissions in ~/.config/xfce4/* haven't changed). I can change some other settings.

olivierd · Dec 28, 2024

Could you post result of the following command?

Code:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -l

And avoid to share your home folder between your FreeBSD session and Slackware.

dchmelik · Dec 29, 2024

They don't have other monitors/screens, but...
20FR

Code:

/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/rgba1
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/rgba2
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace0/rgba1
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace0/rgba2
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace1/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace1/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace1/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace2/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace2/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace2/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace3/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace3/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace3/last-image
/desktop-icons/style
/desktop-menu/show
/last-settings-migration-version
/last/window-height
/last/window-width

20UB

Code:

/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/rgba1
/backdrop/screen0/monitor0/workspace0/rgba2
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace0/rgba1
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-0/workspace0/rgba2
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-1/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-1/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-1/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-1/workspace0/rgba1
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-1/workspace0/rgba2
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace0/rgba1
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-2/workspace0/rgba2
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-3/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-3/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-3/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-3/workspace0/rgba1
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-3/workspace0/rgba2
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-4/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-4/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-4/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-4/workspace0/rgba1
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-4/workspace0/rgba2
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-5/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-5/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-5/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-5/workspace0/rgba1
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDP-5/workspace0/rgba2
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace0/rgba1
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace0/rgba2
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace1/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace1/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace1/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace2/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace2/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace2/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace3/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace3/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace3/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace4/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace4/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-0/workspace4/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace0/rgba1
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace0/rgba2
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace1/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace1/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace1/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace2/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace2/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace2/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace3/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace3/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace3/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace4/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace4/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-1/workspace4/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace0/rgba1
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace0/rgba2
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace1/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace1/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace1/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace2/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace2/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace2/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace3/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace3/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace3/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace4/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace4/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitorDisplayPort-2/workspace4/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace0/color-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace0/image-style
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace0/last-image
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace0/rgba1
/backdrop/screen0/monitoreDP-1/workspace0/rgba2
/desktop-icons/primary
/desktop-icons/show-hidden-files
/desktop-icons/style
/desktop-menu/show
/last-settings-migration-version
/last/window-height
/last/window-width
/windowlist-menu/show-add-remove-workspaces
/windowlist-menu/show-workspace-names